NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Super Bowl halftime show performer was charged Thursday with two misdemeanors, about 4 1/2 months after he ran across the field at the Superdome waving a flag that included the words “Sudan and Free Gaza,” Louisiana State Police said.

Zul-Qarnain Kwame Nantambu, 41, turned himself in to authorities to face of charges resisting a police officer and disturbing the peace by interrupting a lawful assembly, police said. He surrendered in coordination with his attorney and was booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center.

Nantambu revealed the flag and ran on the field during rapper Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance on Feb. 9. He was detained on the field after his demonstration but not charged. The NFL said at the time he would be banned for life from league stadiums and events.

According to a statement from police, Nantambu had been hired as an extra performer and “had permission to be on the field during the performance, but did not have permission to demonstrate as he did.”

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy thanked investigators for their work.

“We take any attempt to disrupt any part of an NFL game, including the halftime show, very seriously and are pleased this individual will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” McCarthy said in a statement.

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  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeBanned from community
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    I agree that HitlerPig didn’t cause White Supremacy, he’s just using it to build support.

    I don’t understand how that is abandonment of the argument that HitlerPig is the worst president in American history, and an existential threat to America and a free world.

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      You’re writing the same dumb comments so many places you’ve actually confused yourself. The comment I replied to wasn’t about Trump being “the worst president” (though I’ve replied to that claim elsewhere and you’ve similarly chickened out there).

      This was your comment:

      Again, it is counterproductive to ignore the influence that Putin has on Trump, and the rise of far-right/ white supremacy around the world. Until that relationship is properly addressed, America’s issues will not be resolved, and the far right will continue to grow, here and around the world.

      In other words, I told you that you were wrong. Core premise is wrong. You’re confusing symptoms of a disease with its causes. And at the same time you are doing this, you are downplaying the actual root causes of white supremacy in this very thread (anti-blackness rooted in slavery, the development of American capitalism) using literal white supremacist talking points.

      Since we are two comments deep and you can’t even follow your own threads I will assume you don’t even respect your own opinions enough to make any attempt to defend them. You should learn how to shut your yapper before people figure you out.